Drove to the Lizard but conditions nor right. Desperate. Led to the technical crux in the first groove and reversed down feeling quite puzzled. The plan being to return with fresh feet and a fresh head.

with Robert Durran (aka 'Big Bob')

Drove to the Lizard but conditions nor right. Desperate. Led to the technical crux in the first groove and reversed down feeling quite puzzled. The plan being to return with fresh feet and a fresh head.

Claudia lead P1 up to before the traverse. I took over, then started leading P2. In the end I could not commit to the move above the Suicide Wall P3 ledge (I think I am short of reach to the crucial hold), and escaped to P4 of Suicide Wall, hanging on gear. We took P5 of Suicide Wall to top out almost in the dark.

with Claudia

Claudia lead P1 up to before the traverse. I took over, then started leading P2. In the end I could not commit to the move above the Suicide Wall P3 ledge (I think I am short of reach to the crucial hold), and escaped to P4 of Suicide Wall, hanging on gear. We took P5 of Suicide Wall to top out almost in the dark.

Technical and bold. Sue led P1, belaying in the bay, which meant I had to traverse out right and then back left on P2 but it worked out fine with extenders. The groove on P2 was pretty pokey - precarious technical moves above micros. Higher up, the sequence to get off the break shared with Suicide Wall involved a couple of tricky moves but better protected and easier than the Suicide Wall crux next door. I led P3 as well, which was also bold on the crux - good nut well to the side and a couple of fairly hard moves to get established. A good route which requires a good head.

Technical and bold. Sue led P1, belaying in the bay, which meant I had to traverse out right and then back left on P2 but it worked out fine with extenders. The groove on P2 was pretty pokey - precarious technical moves above micros. Higher up, the sequence to get off the break shared with Suicide Wall involved a couple of tricky moves but better protected and easier than the Suicide Wall crux next door. I led P3 as well, which was also bold on the crux - good nut well to the side and a couple of fairly hard moves to get established. A good route which requires a good head.